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Judge orders University of Illinois scholar's suspected abductor held without bond

Brendt Christensen, 28, charged Friday with kidnapping Yingying Zhang

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Updated: 3:11 PM CDT Jul 3, 2017

Judge orders University of Illinois scholar's suspected abductor held without bond

Brendt Christensen, 28, charged Friday with kidnapping Yingying Zhang

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URBANA, Ill. —

A federal judge in Illinois has ordered a man accused of kidnapping a visiting University of Illinois scholar from China held without bond.

Monday's brief hearing was the first court appearance for 28-year-old Brendt Christensen since he was charged Friday in the kidnapping of Yingying Zhang. Authorities have said they believe the 26-year-old Zhang is dead, although her body has not been found.